The Fed Institutes a Rate Hike, Signals Four More in 2016
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised interest rates for the first time since 2006, upping the target federal funds rate by 0.25 percent and signaling expectations for another…
Mortgage Rates Tick Up along with the Odds of a Rate Hike
With the probability of a Fed Funds rate hike next week up to 85 percent, according to an analysis of the futures market, the rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage…
Odds of a Rate Hike Rise, 10-Year Treasury on the Move
According to activity in the futures market, the probability of a Federal Funds rate hike by the end of the year has jumped from 30 percent in October to 75…
San Francisco and East Bay Employment, and Unemployment, Gain
The number of people living in San Francisco with a job ticked up by 1,600 from September to October and now totals 536,200. But with the labor force having increased…
Square Prices at 42 Percent Below Last Private Round
In an attempt to engineer a big post-offering pop, and avoid an infectious fizzle, Square (SQ) priced its shares, which will start trading Thursday, at $9 apiece. The $9 price…
The Fed Positions for a Rate Hike next Month
While emphasizing that “no decision had been made,” the minutes for the Fed’s Open Market Committee meeting last month included new language to specifically highlight that a Federal Funds rate…
Mortgage Rates Move Up, Odds of a Rate Hike Jump (Again)
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage increased another 11 basis points over the past week to 3.98 percent, the highest rate since July. The average 30-year rate is…
Mortgage Rates Move Up, Odds Of A Rate Hike Jump
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage increased 11 basis points over the past week to 3.87 percent, up 28 basis point from the 3.59 percent low for the…
Mission District Incomes And Demographics: 2000 To 2025
While the population of San Francisco’s Mission District has actually dropped nearly 10 percent since the year 2000 census, the number of households has increased 11 percent. And the percentage…
Commercial Investment In Bay Area Real Estate Slipped In Q3
$6.49 billion of Bay Area commercial real estate, defined as properties valued at over $5 million apiece, traded hands in the third quarter of 2015, down 5.7 percent from $6.88…